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Coral reef ecology --- Coral reefs and islands --- Reef ecology --- Ecology

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Marine ecosystem management --- Marine ecology --- Coral reef ecology --- Marine biology

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An eye-opening introduction to the complexity, wonder, and vital roles of coral reefs When mass coral bleaching and die-offs were first identified in the 1980s, and eventually linked to warming events, the scientific community was sure that such a dramatic and unambiguous signal would serve as a warning sign about the devastating effects of global warming. Instead, the resulting decades have witnessed yet more degradation. Reefs around the world have lost more than 50 percent of their living coral since the 1970s. In this book, distinguished marine ecologist Peter F. Sale imparts his passion for the unexpected beauty, complexity, and necessity of coral reefs. By placing reefs in the wider context of global climate change, Sale demonstrates how their decline is more than simply a one-off environmental tragedy, but rather an existential warning to humanity. He offers a reframing of the enormous challenge humanity faces as a noble venture to steer the planet into safe waters that might even retain some coral reefs.

Coral reef ecology. --- Coral reef conservation. --- Coral bleaching. --- Climatic changes.

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During the late 1960's and 1970's, massive herds of poisonous crown-of-thorns starfish suddenly began to infest coral reef communities around the world, leaving in their wake devastation comparable to a burnt-out rainforest. In What is Natural?, Jan Sapp both examines this ecological catastrophe and captures the intense debate among scientists about what caused the crisis, and how it should be handled. The crown-of-thorns story takes readers on tropical expeditions around the world, and into both marine laboratories and government committees, where scientists rigorously search for answers to the...

Crown-of-thorns starfish. --- Coral reef ecology. --- Coral reef ecology --- Coral reefs and islands --- Reef ecology --- Acanthaster planci --- Acanthaster --- Research. --- Ecology --- Environmental Sciences and Forestry. Ecology --- Aquatic Ecology --- Marine Ecology.

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The iconic and beautiful Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is home to one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. With contributions from international experts, this timely and fully updated second edition describes the animals, plants and other organisms of the reef, as well as the biological, chemical and physical processes that influence them. It contains new chapters on shelf slopes and fisheries and addresses pressing issues such as climate change, ocean acidification, coral bleaching and disease and invasive species. This is a must-read for the interested reef tourist, student, researcher and environmental manager. While it has an Australian focus, it can equally be used as a reference text for most Indo-Pacific coral reefs.

Coral reef ecology --- Marine biodiversity --- Diversity, Marine biological --- Marine biological diversity --- Aquatic biodiversity --- Coral reefs and islands --- Reef ecology --- Ecology --- Coral reef ecology. --- Great Barrier Reef (Qld.) --- Environmental conditions. --- Management. --- Environmental conditions --- Management --- Coral reef ecology - Australia - Great Barrier Reef (Qld.) --- Marine biodiversity - Australia - Great Barrier Reef (Qld.) --- Great Barrier Reef (Qld.) - Environmental conditions --- Great Barrier Reef (Qld.) - Management